Oil shield for ring rails



Feb. 13, 1923. I 1,444,813

c. T. THOMAS OIL SHIELD FOR RING RAILS Filed May 27, 1922 Patented Feb. 13, 1923.

CHARLES T. THOMAS, OF STANLEY, NORTH CABQLINA.

OIL SHIELD FOR RING RAILS.

Application filed May 27, 1922. Serial No. 564,108.

To (LZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLns T. THOMAS, a citizen of the United States, residing at Stanley, in the county oi Gaston and State of North Carolina, have invented a new and useful Oil Shield for Ring Rails, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to an oil shield for ring rails for twisting machines.

The object of the invention is to provide a shield to protect the yarn against oil thrown out by the travelerand to prevent a broken yarn from flapping in the oil and thereby soiling not only the yarn on the bobbin carrying it, but that of adjacent bobbins.

lVith the foregoing and other objects in View which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the com-v bination and arrangement oi parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed may be made within the scope of what is claimed without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the accompanying drawings 2- Figure 1 represents a bottom plan view of a ring rail equipped with this improved shield.

Fig. 2 is a transverse section thereof, taken on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1, the ring rail and the shield being in inverted position.

F 3 is a similar view taken on line 3-3 of Fig' 1.

Fig. 4i is a sectional view.

In the embodiment illustrated, a ring rail 1 is shown such as is usually employed in wet yarn twisting machines, and which is equipped with the usual rings 2. The ring rails are made in sections and each section, one of which only is shown herein, is equipped with two traveler stand rods 3 and has twenty-one to twenty two spindles in each section.

The shield constituting this invention comprises a metal plate or section 3 of a length and width corresponding to the ring rail 1 and has openings 6 therein which register with the rings 2, and have mounted therein tubular sleeves 7 which constitute the shields proper, and which extend into and through the rings 2 between which and the rings the traveler l is mounted.

The shields proper or sleeves 7, one of which is carried in each opening 6 is .secured. to the plate 5 by any suitable means, being here shown bolted to the lower face of the plate 5 by means of laterally extending slotted lugs 8, which are here shown extending at diametrically opposite points from the sleeves which extend through plate 5 and also span the space between this plate and the ring rail. These sleeves 7 are preferably constructed of brass to avoid rusting incident to the contact therewith of the wet yarns, the plate 5 may be of any suitable sheet metal not necessarily of brass, since the yarns do not contact with it.

The plate 5 is shown provided along one edge with a right angularly extending flange 9 provided along its free edge with alaterally and outwardly extending lip 10, adapted to lit under a cooperating lip 11 carried by the ring rail, the lip on the plate 5 being shown resting on the lip of the ring rail and the untlanged edge oi said plate rests on the edge of the flange 12 "forming a part of the rail 1. The standard rods 3 are shown provided with blocks 18 arranged between the plate 5 and the ring'rail l and on which the shield plate 5 rests.

From the above description it will be obvious that the shield plate or section 5 fits directly beneath the ring rail 1 and moves with the travelers, the same as the rail. This shield may be adjusted on the section which carries it to fit each ring so that the. traveler may run freely.

When the ring rail 1 is removed, the shield section or plate 5 remains, said plate and rail being independent oi each other although connected when in use.

In the use ofthis invention, the sleevelilre shields 7 being inserted in the rings shown in the drawings, the bobbins carrying the yarn extend through these sleeves so that any oil thrown out by the traveler will not reach the yarn, and should the yarn break, it cannot get under the ring and become soiled, as is the case when the shield is not used.

It will be seen that this shield may be constructed as articles of manufacture, and applied to the ring rails of twisters already in use without necessitating any change being made in the ring rail to which it is applied.

1 claim:

1. The combination with a ring rail for twisting machines; of an oil shield comprising a plate to be mounted below said ring rail, and having sleeve-like shields for insertion in the rings of said rail.

2. The combination with a ring rail ior twisting machines; of an oil shield comprising a plate to be mounted below said ring rail, and having sleeve-like shields for insertion in the rings 01 said rail, said sleeves being detachably mounted on said plate.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto aliixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

CHARLES T. THOMAS. W'itnesses:

R. F. CRAIG, J. W. HOLLAND. 

